The Archive · 1940

Mr, Roosevelt's Regret

Washington, May 9.

Mr, Stephen Early, the White House Secretary, yesterday sent a message to Mr. Lyle Wilson, Washington man-Jager of the United Press, expressing President Roosevelt's "deep regret" Jover the death of Mr. Webb Miller, United Press European war corres-Jpondent, at London yesterday.

Mr, Early said Mr. Roosevelt heard with deep regret the passing under Jsuch tragic circumstances of Mr. Webb Aller, whom the President recognized as one of the outstanding United States correspondents in Europe."—United Press. nate Hongkong, May 9.

The "Hongkong Telegraph" today paid high tribute to Webb Miller, bhated United Press correspondent,

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